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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1920
Page
2
A homespun notice promotes B A Lard's Snow Liniment as effective for rheumatic pains and aches. It urges ready use at first twinge and notes Paris Smith as the seller.
An old advertisement touts Prickly Ash Bitter for digestive woes and cleansing the system. It claims to purify the vital spirits and invigorate cheerfulness with a price of $1.25 per bottle.
An advertising brief promotes TIERBINE as a great bowel regulator. It claims to purify the system, vitalize the blood, and improve digestive organ function. Sold by Paris Smith.
A vintage health advisory promotes aging beauty through baths diet and exercise. It claims a dull complexion yellowing eyes and flabby flesh signal indigestion or sluggish liver and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to correct these disorders.
An Englishman and later Doctor Marand of the Royal Academy conducted experiments over a year showing a gain of about three eighths of an inch during the night and a loss during the day as the spine adapts to posture. The springy spinal cartilages and muscles allow slight changes in height. rest and prolonged bed confinement also influence measured height.
An old patent remedy touts a cough balsam from Mansfield formerly Hungary. It claims to heal inflamed membranes and ease nerves beneath infected parts. Marketed as invaluable for babies priced at 25 cents.
The Rev. Henry Roberts Carson, archdeacon of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the canal zone, speaks of his long ministry among canal workers. He recalls early fever deaths, camp churches, and moving service sites as camps relocated. He notes ongoing work among lepers at Holy Comforter Mission on the west coast, with about 80 patients receiving regular services and care.
A chest tightness and dry cough signal lung inflammation. Ballard's Horehound Syrup is sold with a free Herrick's Red Pepperrous Plaster to relieve tightness and draw out inflammation. Ideal for curing colds settled in the lungs. Sold by Paris Smith.
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a product named Reno vine offered as a heart and reserve tonic. The snippet mentions a price of 50e and $1.00, but lacks clear dates or entities to anchor a fuller news item.
An advertisement offers Bassett Army Shoes priced at 3.85 dollars plus ship to the U S reclaimed Shoe Dept in San Antonio Texas. Customers can pay by money order or express money order and receive a pair worth double the price. All sizes and quantities available.
During WWII occupation, Colonel Vogelhaeber of Buje hosts a macabre feast for Italian residents after ordering reprisals and thefts. He threatens to shoot every man if Italian troops advance, then abruptly flees as resistance arrives, leaving stolen goods behind.
The piece explains that a cold can signal susceptibility to diphtheria and warns the greater risk when a child has a cold. It advocates using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to cure the cold and reduce danger from diphtheria or other germ diseases. It emphasizes treating the cold fully to prevent diphtheria.
An old fashioned alterative and temperance tonic, Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, is recommended to restore stomach tone liver activity and nerve steadiness. It is alcohol free and touted as nature's tonic for winter fatigue and colds. Trial packs offered for 10 cents from Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.
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